Lisa A. Allen

Judicial Biography:
Elected to the Bench: November 2018

Hillsborough County Court Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida (Jan 2019 – Present)

• County Civil, Division M (Jan 2022-present)
• Circuit Civil, Domestic Violence Protective Injunctions, Division K (Jan 2019-Dec 2021)
• County Civil, Division S (Jan 2019-Dec 2021)

Education:
University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, Florida

• Juris Doctor (2000)
• Board of Masters, University of Florida Student Honor Court (2000)

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with High Honors (1996)
• Major: Business Management; Minor: Economics
• Business Law Teaching Assistant (1995-1996)

Legal Experience:

Ansa Assuncao, LLP, Tampa, Florida 

• Of Counsel practicing in the areas of commercial, real estate, construction, transportation, insurance and business litigation as well as commercial real estate and leasing, corporate formation, property management agreements, brokerage agreements, contract negotiation, employment agreements, loan and security documents and corporate transactions.

Allen Law & Mediation, PA, Tampa, Florida 

• Shareholder practicing in the areas of commercial real estate, leasing and corporate transactions as well as general commercial, probate and business litigation matters representing corporations, partnerships, developers, landlords, creditors, estates and individuals, in state as well as federal district courts.

Federal Law Clerk, Tampa, Florida

• Career law clerk for the Honorable James S. Moody, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Responsible for reading all relevant pleadings, researching issues of law, drafting opinions and bench briefs, attending trials and other court proceedings as well as acting as an advisor and making recommendations based on applicable law and the pertinent facts of each case to Judge Moody. The types of cases presented were complex and varied (e.g. labor and employment matters, restrictive covenants, confidential and non-disclosure agreements, qui tam and whistleblower actions, copyright, trademark, intellectual property and patent cases, maritime disputes, multi-state jurisdictional actions, class actions, civil rights, constitutional rights, insurance coverage, prisoner appeals, bankruptcy appeals, adversary appeals, tax appeals, social security appeals, narcotics, RICO, money laundering, sex trafficking and similar federal criminal issues).

GrayRobinson, P.A., Tampa, Florida 

• Associate attorney practicing in the area of commercial litigation with a focus on banking law, defending financial institutions pursuant to contractual defenses or UCC defenses, regarding consumer protections laws under the FDCPA, TILA, FDUTPA, ECOA, TCPA, and FCRA, banking compliance issues, unauthorized transactions, fraud, white collar crime, securities litigation, and the recovery of special assets. Experience includes general civil litigation representing financial institutions, corporations, insurance companies, partnerships, developers, individuals, transportation companies, Tampa Port Authority, and the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, in state as well as federal district and bankruptcy courts.

Cohn, Cohn & Hendrix, P.A., Tampa, Florida

• Associate attorney practicing in the area of commercial litigation with a focus on banking law, commercial and residential foreclosures, bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, commercial evictions, leases, landlord tenant disputes, unfair trade practices, and consumer and commercial collections. Experience includes general civil litigation in state and federal courts; drafting and filing complaints, motions, memorandums of law, and general discovery requests; and participating in mediations, arbitrations, hearings, pre-trial, trial and appellate matters.

Bar Admissions:

• Florida (2001)
• Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida (2001)

Professional Associations/Activities (Legal):

• The Florida Bar (2021-present)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association (2021-present)
• Master Member of the Cheatwood Inn of Court (2019-present)
• Committee Member, Florida Standard Jury Instructions Contracts and Business Cases Committee (2021-present)
• Conference of County Court Judges of Florida, Board of Directors, Treasurer (2022-present)
• Conference of County Court Judges of Florida, Education and Civil Rules Committees (2019-present)
• Panel Speaker for the HCBA Annual Environmental and Land Use Conference (2021)
• Volunteer Speaker for Law Week Tours at the Courthouse (2020)
• Panel Speaker for Civil Court Judiciary at HCBA Bench Bar Conference (2019)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (2017-present)
• The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Member (2015-2018)
• Volunteer Attorney Speaker for the Florida Bar Speakers Bureau (2018)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Community Services Committee (2013-2015)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Professionalism & Ethics Committee and Solo & Small Firm Section (2015-2016)
• Bay Area Legal Services, Wills For Heroes Pro Bono Project Volunteer (2015, 2018)
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division – Board of Directors and Chairman of the Member Services Committee (2003-2007)
• Editor of THE YLD Young Lawyer newsletter (2004-2005)
• Pupil Member of the William Terrell Inn of Court (2002-2005)
• Named one of the Top 30 Under 30 Young Professionals in the Tampa Bay Area by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2004
• Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association (2001-2006)
• Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Local and State Issues Committee Member (2004-2005)
• Hillsborough County Association of Women Lawyers, Community Affairs Committee (2004-2006)